Book 1: Chapter 96: Challengers Part I

Book 1: Chapter 96: Challengers Part I

Scarlet

The guy quickly staggers at my onslaught of blood boil and life drain, but he holds firm otherwise and activates the skill Ive seen him use on others. One that turns the skin on his arms into crimson scales. The entire reason hes wearing some sort of sleeveless magi-tech armor with a form fitting top and pants.

Unlike me though, he doesnt get any sort of claws or anything, with the scales not covering his fingernails in a way that looks slightly off.

We both begin charging straight at each other, with me using blood boil on the way and him using some sort of heat aura skill that makes the area around him grow hotter. Which turns out to be uncomfortable when I get closer, but nothing beyond that for now.

If I remember correctly, this guy specializes in defense buffing skills and offensive attacks, with his scales dramatically increasing the amount of force he can take and blunting the damage of sharper attacks. But the guy himself isnt overwhelmingly strong or anything.

So I quickly clear the rest of the distance between us with my claws balled up in a fist, deciding to forgo the clawing for now since he has his guard up and will just block it with his scales. Then I bring my fist down straight on his crossed arms, forcing him back with a grunt as his feet dig into the volcanic ground beneath us. But before I can follow up with a swing of my claws from my other hand, his arms suddenly begin to heat up to the point of burning the hair on my shifted arm and making me grimace. Which is enough of a pause for him to disengage and jump back while sending a wave of flames straight at me that I block by using blood claws on both of my hands and raising them to take the hit.

I grimace as I feel the heat even through the blood coating my hands, but most of the flames dont manage to make it through thanks to me supplying my claws with blood I had in my blood storage before any of the duels began. Then after about two seconds of flames, I manage to push my hands outwards, making a break in the flames that I use to jump out of the way before rushing straight at the guy as he is still shooting flames at where I was standing from his mouth.

Some sort of dragons breath skill? Like in the video games?

I raise an eyebrow before nodding my head, satisfied with my work.

Now he wont be a problem anymore.

Arent you worried hell get his parents to make your life difficult or something? Tar asks in my head, but I just shrug.

He can try, but generally the GUs try to keep that sort of crap out of the campus. Especially when it could hurt a talented student that might be of major importance to the schools Interschool Tournaments, just because some other student was upset that they were defeated by them or something.

Besides. I doubt their parents would want to deal with Frost just because their kid got beaten.

Tar doesnt say anything in response, but I can practically feel his agreement despite that.

Anyways, I turn my attention to the others to find them looking rather startled at what just happened. But at the same time, none of them seem mad or anything. So its fine.

So whos next? I ask while putting my hands in my jacket pockets.